Assessment of the contribution of agri-environment schemes to natural capital.

Tender description

Undertake an evidence review to establish where causal links between land management interventions and changes across the natural capital logic chains can be evidenced: in the state of natural capital (quality, quantity, location), the provision of ecosystem services, or the change in benefits delivered. Build on the work done in Defra Project BD5005 to link interventions to options available through Environmental Stewardship (ES) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes and establish whether these causal links can be quantified and valued. Estimate the current contribution of Environmental Stewardship (ES) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) to natural capital, ecosystem service provision and benefits delivered.